I'd say your both right. It's collage deferment because he gave a collage of reasons, and also meant as a play on college deferment (just as the panels below use the same space as a play on conscientious objector and conscious objector).

Yes, I think it was intentional. (Although as Soli points out, trying to derive meaning from a Rall strip is a soul-draining pursuit.) If, as Oscar Levant said, a pun is the lowest form of humor -- when you didn't think of it first -- a Ted Rall pun must be plummeting to the Earth's core as we speak.

Well there won't be a draft until after November anyway. After that ... well ... it would have been better to slowly build up the armed forces with increased volunteer recruitment but a draft would be shorter and cheaper given that bonuses and incentives would not be required. I mean, what has Bush to lose after that point? He'll be a second termer. And if he wants to do Iran and NK in his second term, he'll need a draft.

Actually, I find this comic (unintentionally) hillarious. The people that want a draft are Ted Rall and his allies, because they think the American people are so stupid that they would forget who wanted the draft and have a backlash against President Bush. Hahahahah.

See, it's like Rall is a single act playing all 3 stooges. Every time he pokes himself in the eyes, I find it hysterical. Maybe that's just me though, okay I'll shut up now ;).